The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-03-25
CLARK O0UHTv's IRON AND WATER
TRANSPORTATION.

thAhoEVhTATlUN,
o. Speaking OF the iron deposits il
the vicinity OF Enterprise, IN CLARK
4 county, the Meridian Nelcs says:
0 at will soon be a question, the
Aers is Inclined to think, OF wheth'
er it is best to move the ore to fur.
{ naces to be built here, where there
are great distributing advantages,
D or smell it on the ground where il
is fouud'"
Ii iron is found in that region IN
such Quantities AS TO justify mining
operations, it will be vastly to the
interest of the people 10 secure an
appropriation for clearing out the
Chickasayhay river so as to admit
of barge and fiat boat navigation
down to Moss Point, where the vast
waste in the shape of slabs aud
other refuse from the numerous saw
mills in that vicinity afford abun-
dant tuel tor making charcoal iron /;
or the barges can reship their car
goes at PaScdgOula on schOOners
and other crafts TO North Atlantic
ports, unless furnaces eau be erect.
eel in Mobile, or vicinity, that will
be supplied with coal via the War.
riOr AMI TOmbigbee rivers. In old
times Chickasay hay was navisable
for small craft as high AS the viciu-
lty OF Enterprise for II considerable
portion of the year, il we are not
greatly mistaken, aud it will not
cost a very large amount to remove
the logs aud timberS that block the
way.
We tried to interest our Clark
county friends, several years ago,
in the matter of opening up this
TO navigation, and suggest
that they appeal to their Represen,
in the Fiftieth Congress,
Mr.. Anderson, to secure recOgni
lion for it on the next River aud
bill.
Enterprise has two railroads,
& Ohio, aud the New Or. '
& North Eastern, but the
construction OF tue last one nearly [
DIed her 10 death by building up
IN Jones and Jasper counties 4
20 absorb her former trade; but if .
could secure water Transports '
lou to SEA, the two railroads would I
'Oon give her such freight rates
IS would assure her prosperity. I
The railroads are always ready to \
lelp the towns that can get away
rom them, but they let the lawns
ook out for themselves it absolute. ,
dependent upon the roads. There =
5 nothing wrong about that.-Aber s
leeR Examiner p
Surely ii Clark county proposes II
mining her iron ore there is no bet b
er scheme 10 be thought of than Il
tilizing her facilities for water N
'anspOrtation directly to the sea d,
ort. There are certainly no iron b
eposits in the South, yet discOv. IA
red, more fayorably located. Large al
hdilltlGS Vi oluOS lIOiu OllI HILLS "
being constantly burned to get b.
Iem out OF the way, which could il
utilized in making coal. Besides pa
e have an excellent port, superior it'
natural advantages to that OF ad
a rive that could be render &c
uavIgable cheaper than the sh
%arriOr, the iron is nearer, aud We til
We the most favorable conditions I'll
: manufacturing charcoal iron alb
And that is not all. With pa
T fine timhers, abundant naval teI
res aud favorable location, all en-
lack is the iron to render the Il
1T of Pascagoula the finest and res
location for ship building wi
the South. 1t Clark county will thu
crest herself in this matter this thi
lnty will fall in line with her. no